Face lifting and hair curling device



y 2, 1953 E. T. CLARK 2,638,101

FACE LIFTING AND HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Nov. 26, 1951 k j n 1 Fri/W11 FIG 1 INVENTOR. 3 5 RL T- Lfi R BY g Patented May 12, 1953 FACE LIFTING AND HAIR CURLING DEVICE Earl T. Clark, Washington, D. 0. ApplicationNovember 26,1951, Serial No. 258,228

1 Claim; (Cl. 132-41) The present invention relates broadly to facialdevices and more specifically to a device for receiving and curlingstrands of hair while drawing and supporting in place facial musclesthrough movement of the facial tissues;

' In the raising or lifting of sagging facial muscles it is highlydesirable that the *facial muscles or tissues be effectively retained insuch 1 a J'position to insure the elimination of' facial -wrinkles. Theface lifting devices employed heretofore having in many instances failedto securely anchor or -lock the strands of hair thatwe re .employed tolift the facial muscles, thus the strandsbf hair would tend to slippermitting the facial muscles to sag thereby producing wrinkles.

The face lifting devices which have proveneffective, as regards theretention of the strands of hair against slippage. and therebyeliminating facialwrinkles, are either so cumbersome as todiscouragetheir usage or else of a type that is, so

readily '-discernib1e as to make the wearerg self conscious. It istherefore of paramount gimportance that a face lifting device be notonly capable of securely anchoring the strands of hair for liftingsagging facial muscles, but that it beofsuch a type and size as to bereadily disguised Or covered by locks of hair as to enable the user towear same with some degree of assurance thatit will not be readilyapparent or discernible to others. One of the objects of the presentinvention is to provide a face lifting device having a rotatable member'upOn which strands of hair arewound with a locking means associatedtherewith for securely anchoring said strands of hair against slippage.u i

Another object is to provide a face lifting device .to eliminate'facialwrinkles having a base member within which a rotatable member issupported for raising or lifting sagging facial muscles through strandsof hair wound upon the rotatable member. l

Another object is to provide a face lifting device having a rotatablemember which will mainportion of the locking means for the rotatablemember of the face lifting device, the view being 2 ancillary to theforegoing and the manner in which all of the various objects arerealized will appear in the following description which,.con-

sidered in connection with the accompanying drawing, sets forth thepreferred embodiment of i the invention.

Referring to the-drawing whereinthe preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated:

Figure 1 is a front view of a head showing the use of one of the facelifting devices of the present device;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the face lifting device in aninoperative position;

Figure 3 is aside elevational view of the device of the presentinvention in an inoperative position; i

Figure 4 is a side view partly in elevation and partly in sectionshowing the face lifting device in an assembled and locked position: andI t Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view showing a taken on a plane.indicated by the line 5 5; of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings wherein there is shown in Figures 2 and 3 aface lifting device embodying an elongated base or supporting member l0terminating in upwardly extending end portions or members H and I2. Theend ,members H and I2 are preferably of a cylindrical configuration withthe end member I I having an aperture: l4 extending therethrough inaligned relation with an aperture l5 provided in the end :member [2. Theend members II and I2 consti.

tute bearing supports for a rotatable rod I6 which extends through theapertures l 4 andl 5.-

The rod I 6 isformed with a split or bifurcated end portion defininglegs I! and I8. The rod I6 and legs I! and I8 may be formed-from anysuitable material that is inherently resilient sothat when inaninoperative position, suchas shown in Figures 2 and 3, the leg 'I I willbe spaced from the leg iii in order that strands of hair may beinsertedbetween the legs II and H3. The rod has a knob 20 mounted on thefree end thereof which knob may be formed with a knurled surface 2| tofacilitate the gripping of the knob and the rotation of the rod Hi.

The knob 20 has a pin 22 mounted in its inner face and arranged toproject'in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod IS. Theouter face of the end member I l is formed with a pluknob 20 is adaptedto extend into one of the recesses 23 for securely looking or anchoringthe rotatable rod I6 and legs I! and I8 within the end members II and I2of the base I0.

While the rod I6 and legs I! and [8 have been described as being formedof any suitable resilient material it is readily apparent that they maybe formed from any suitable non-resilient material. If the rod I6 andlegs I! and I8 are formed of a non-resilient material then leg''lzlrmayb'e hinged or pivdtally connected to therod'lfi inany suitablemanner so that leg Il may be separated from leg I8 to permit theinsertion of strands of hair between said legs. The baseflflandend-members.

I I and I2 may be formed from wood, aluminum, hard rubber, plastic orany other suitable material.

In the use of the present device the,legs.l Land :samezttime ithe :roclIr-Ii =through -knob 6 is moved 4 through aperture M a sufiicientdistancetopermit itlre'sendsiufilegs :JFI andem tormove throughqaperturetitlinaendlmemberwll. *Withtherod IGJand *niegsrl.ndf'tfll-esupportedlin-the .end members H wind the strands of hair uponthe legs :t'lqand Ifi. 'flkheziknob'iifl rotated ithe rnecessary' numberof turns togpnovidessufficientatension on-;the strands 'df hair.:rretained "betweenaand upon :iegs; Mat-and ms tas itor'draw 1drlliftiup .the.-.skinwand thus "raise the sagging facial muscles. Aftersufiloient'rten- 'ifiSlOIlihflSlslflen'iapplifiditfiflihe518131281165ofhair by szarntatingillegs '=I;'l rand (IE/the rrodvlzfi is wmovedthrough -:-:aper.ture I14 :of member ml 5;" upon ressure being'appliedtoiknob :29. ithisamoveentmfmod' lifiiforceslthalegs l hand-J8zfurther 'throughiraperturerrlfi .of a'endamember -I2 while .:atzthe-rsame'ftimei movingqpin :22 into *one .111: .the recesses 23 forsecurely locking the rod JIfitto the fiibase 0 r Y "lfllfi'llddlifiist'ozfthe base IIl prevents the strands :of man fromcunwindingifrorn :the 'le'gs' l 'lrand i=8: and

insures'sthattheffacial muscleszwill bezmaintairie'di in :arai'se'd 1 orlifted position until: such hei rod' t6 should not 'berrotated*tolsuchnzanexs tent was to scause 'jtiiscomfort 1702113116wearer Ibut sshould ronly- :be nrotated 'a- ;'sufi1oient1 number .fOfurns to effectively;wind thetstrands -of hair upon "-l-z the legszfland; I382Tfor. raisingfthelfacial -musclea As" shown ifi Figure l thefacial:liftingdevicerof "tlre?preseritin e'ntiornhasbeenqolamped:to'several strawso'f 'hair atljacentitheuppert portioni of 'the z'templeand above" the i ear whereby the sagging a'cial muscles intlrezcheek'will be lifted'or raised. Thepresent devic'e isto'f su'ch'a-sizewthat it may -re'adilyf'be-covered by brushing o'r directingstrands 1 lockso'f hair-onthehead,'adjacent to where :ahezdevice isplaced,:over the device-'and thus 'efme asithe pin1117515"-rernovedrfromithe recess 23.

fectively cover the facial lifting device from view. In addition to itsprimary use as a face lifting device the present device may be employedas a hair curler in the same manner as conventional types of haircurlers are used. When using the device of the present invention as aface lifting device it is essential that the strands of hair insertedbetween the legs I! and I8 be such that when tension is applied to saidstrands of hair that said strands of hair lwillrreactiupon certainfacial muscles "for raising the *sagging facial muscles.

The present device is readily removed from the .strands 10f- .:hair whenused either as a conventional hair curler or as a lifting device forsagging facialmu'scles. To effect the removal of the pres- ..entdevice.the ends of the legs I! and I8 which project through the aperture I5 inthe end membersl fi are forced towards end member H which movement causepin 22 to be moved out of re- .cessxZS whereby trod ell; may-berotatedto unwind the strands of .hair E'from :legs -I,1.:and i8. .Thebase IJIl tandtend members} I and .-I21as twelli-asithe arrod 4,5 arepreferablyaformed swith rassmooth rounded surface throughout so not topresent aisharpeedgesior .corners'ithat might iin-jure :or beuncomfortable torthe user.

.I claim: A device i-of :the typedescribed embodying ;a

base, end 'membersfformed integrally with :-.said

:base, ssaid =end unembers :provided with apertures disposed: insalignedrelation,axodslidablymonnt- 'ed in rthenapertureyin- :eneof saidendzmembers,

one :end ,ofsaidrod terminating in .ap'ain ef legs :with oneof saidlegsrin git-s inoperative :position being disposed; in: angular; relation to:the other deg .11? or the :reception :of-xt'he ufreezends :of-1strands'offh-air,1the1legs;of:said:rod:heingaslidaiblysmountred-rimdiner-aperture ofzthe other =ae'nd e'xmeniberrfin {their :operative:position, :one:of.;said rendnnemibers ihavingv 72," zplurality' of'.cir.cumfereritially spaced recesses :formed: in :arface thereof,raimob Ronrsaidrodfor rotating said: rodran'd .Z-legs iin'saidinsertionsinto xme OfiiSEldsl'GEfiSSES' toasecuressaidirod-against:rotativermovement' with" respect

